Hussey, Simmons slam 50s to lift Mumbai to 178
May 19, 2014  17:40
Mumbai 178-2 (20 ovs) vs Rajasthan | Scorecard

Kulkarni starts the 19th over with two good yorkers as just two runs come from it. He then tries the slower ball but Rohit is waiting for it and pulls it over square leg for a six. Kulkarni then goes back to bowling yorkers on the stumps and gives just four runs from the last three balls. He gives away 12 runs in his final over to finish with 27 runs from four overs.

Faulkner to bowl the final over of the innings. The second ball is full and on the pads and Rohit smashes it over midwicket for a six. The next ball is again full and the Mumbai captain lofts it back over the bowler's head for another maximum.

He then tries the bouncer which Rohit looks to pull but misses. Rohit then crashes the fifth ball straight to the left of the long-on fielder, who can only watch it speed it on the fence.

Rohit can only defend the last ball which is an incoming yorker and attempts a run but is sent back to be run out. The Mumbai captain slammed 40 from 19 balls, hitting three fours and three sixes, to power Mumbai to a huge 178 for three in their 20 overs.

Pollard didn't have much of the strike towards the end and managed just 14 from 12 balls.

Mumbai went on the attack at the end as they smashed 56 runs from the last five overs thanks to Rohit's blazing knock.

Left-arm spinner Ankit Sharma was the best bowler for Rajasthan as he claimed two for 23, but the rest of the bowlers struggled in the middle and the final overs.
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